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Studio classic volume 5
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Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent...
2) Laura
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A Park Avenue society beauty is murdered in her apartment bringing Detective Mark McPherson to New York's most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim, Laura Hunt, he also questions the men in her life; the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker and playboy fiance Shelby Carpenter. Lulled by her stunning portrait, fine liquor and classical music, McPherson doesn't know he's in for a heart-stopping shock with the sudden appearance...
3) Desk set
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Studio classic volume 18
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Classic romantic comedy stars Hollywood legends Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Bunny Watson heads up the research department at a TV network. Richard Sumner arrives to introduce computers into the department. When electricity sparks between Bunny and Richard, Bunny's boyfriend Mike is not happy. As the tension mounts in the office, so do the laughs.
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Studio classic volume 39
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English
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A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese.
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Studio classic volume 4
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Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn.
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Studio classic volume 15
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Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Otto Frank and his family have decided to go into hiding due to the increasing persecutions against Jews. Businessman Kraler and his assistant Miep prepare a hiding place in the attic rooms above their place of business. They arrange for the Frank and Van Daan families to stay there. Later on, they are joined by the dentist Dussel. Anne Frank is Otto's 13-year-old daughter. She writes about the remarkable account of their...
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Studio classic volume 34
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English
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Based on the novel by Sloan Wilson, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit stars Gregory Peck as a haunted New York executive who defies convention and decides his family is more important than his career in this post-war melodrama.
9) Hello, Dolly
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The unforgettable songs and lavish production numbers in this classic musical, directed by the legendary Gene Kelly, reach glorious heights. Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau star in the charming tale of Dolly Levi (Streisand), a New York matchmaker who falls in love with a wealthy bachelor from Yonkers named Horace (Matthau).
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Studio classic volume 17
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English
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A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
11) Zorba the Greek
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Studio classic volume 21
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English
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When shy Englishman, Basil, lands on the isle of Crete seeking his fortune, Zorba sets out to teach him the ways of the world ... Zorba's world. Through it all, Basil learns there's only one way to deal with life's triumphs and tragedies, never stop dancing!
13) Two for the road
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Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road.
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Studio classic volume 31
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English
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Four typists at a publishing company fight to have their own careers and find true love in the ruthless New York business world.
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Studio classic volume 39
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English
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A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese.
16) Orchestra wives
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Studio classic volume 35
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English
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Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbott. After marrying him, she joins the band's tour, and learns about life as an orchestra wife.
19) In old Chicago
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Studio classic volume 33
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English
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"The story centers on the O'Leary family, piioneer settlers whose eldest boys achieve notoriety and power in bustling Chicago. After Jack gets elected mayor with the help of his popular brother Dion, the two lock horns over the future of Chicago's slums. Using his cabaret singer wife as a pawn in their dispute, Dion accelerates their intense rivalry as the whole town takes sides. It is not until a massive fire wipes out all of old Chicago that the...
20) Cavalcade
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Based on Noel Coward's classic play, a British family's triumphs and tragedies unfold across the decades of the early twentieth century. From World War I to the sinking of the Titanic, the sweeping saga captures the cavalcade of life like no film before.